Kerry, my fiancee, is the young pretty one and I'm more the tatty old fossil! But hey.. Disparity aside, what's of significance here is that we both rate this place highly and for all the same reasons. After reading other scathing reviews of the Sotavento here on TripAdvisor, we came close to changing our minds in favour of a more... more

We booked this hotel thinking we would enjoy trying the local restaurants and shops more than just eating at an inclusive resort every day, but by the 3rd day there we were looking for a different hotel because all the local shops where too far out of the way and going out of business so they were pretty run down.... more

I had read some dodgy reveiws of this place (unfortunatley hadnt had the good sense to read them before i booked) and so was kind of anxious about the sotavento. it was cheap as chips, but i loved it. We had 3 rooms between 6 of us for spring break, so we weren't looking for anything flashy. My room had... more

just got back form a 4 night stay. If you are looking for a resort, this is not for you. This is a hotel where you sleep, store your clothes, and go out and enjoy Cancun. For those people that go there and are upset that the people don't speak english very well, here is a message for you. You... more

This place is a ways off the main area of the hotel strip, far from the major restaurants, bars, and shopping centers. Having a rental car it wasn't much of an issue. We arrived around 2am and the receptionist was at the front desk ready to go. The rooms are mediocre. The beds are stiff and cheap. There wasn't a... more

My husband and I stayed at this hotel for 4 nights. The hotel room was the worst I have seen. Bathroom: Stained and shredded curtains. - Holes in the wash cloths and towels. The room had a bug problem that was not addressed after reporting it to the front desk. Each day we found sawdust from the bugs/termites in the... more

this place was perfectly fine. The reviews are a little all over the place, so we were nervous. but I was pleasantly surprised. in high season it was 28 dollars a night, including breakfast (cereal, coffee, and toast/muffins/baked goods) the front desk people were nice and tried really hard, the room was clean (string smell of cleaning products) we had... more

This was my worst hotel experience ever. I don't even know where to begin. First of all, the hotel didn't have our reservation from Hotwire and it took about 20 minutes of trying to talk to the hotel staff with broken english to explain to them that we booked a room. The room was completely disgusting. We walked into the... more

I was a little frightened by the uneven reviews of this hotel and the rock-bottom price for our 5-night stay in Cancun, but was pleasantly surprised by the Hotel Sotavento (and Yacht Club). We had three rooms between six of us, and each of them was totally fine. Sure, the beds were a little hard, the AC loud, and the... more